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Hi. This is my first post on here, and I'm not used to forums. so sorry if i mess up any basic forum etiquette. This is just an idea I've had for a support/brawler character that controls enemy movement, and has an infinite supply of cleaning utilities (that she uses to fight people with).
The lore and backstory is completely subject to change if this ever does get considered. But I'd like to see it considered regardless.
Her name is Abigail (based on an old English play), a maid who has been alive since around 1870. And ever since the first maelstrom, she has been cursed to clean the halls of an English sorcerer's mansion in New York due to an unpaid, supernatural debt that would need an eternity of servitude to pay back. (What this debt is should remain a mystery. I think it adds a lot of intrigue).
She is cursed with eternal life, and access to the Janitor's Closet. A dimension that stores unlimited cleaning supplies. Detergent, vacuums, mops, etc. All so she could clean and serve for the rest of time.
Obviously, she's sick of it. She'd want nothing more than to end this misery. And she's even willing to die for this curse to end.
But she has found a new opportunity; the Ritual. So close to freedom from this perpetual labor limbo, she sneaks out of the mansion at night and makes her way to awaken the Patron and wish for her freedom.
On the surface, she's stern and inexorable. And her resting expression is in a permanent disgusted scoff.
Almost a century of non-stop cleaning has made her repulsed by anything that isn't sparkly clean. So the streets of New York are just the perfect place for her to be, right? Though, with freedom so close to her, she's beginning to loosen up about gross things, maybe even enjoying them a little. Maybe bloodshed was the biggest respite she could've asked for?
(image is pretty large, sorry) Here's a quick concept drawing I did of her yesterday.
Weapon - Beaumont Clean Pro
One of many spray bottles from the dish soap and detergent brand Beaumont. It's a spray bottle that uses a magical solution to scrape grime off of plates. Though, it's been known to cause some issues when repeatedly colliding with skin.
Reload animation would have her throwing the empty bottle away, and pulling out a new one from the Janitor's Closet.
Abilities
1 - Sweep
Passive: Soak - Her main debuff that all of her offensive abilities apply (as long as this is unlocked). When an enemy is soaked, they have slowed movement and have lowered spirit resist. Soak doesn't stack, but the debuff's efficacy is affected by spirit scaling.
Active: swipe forward with a mop, dealing spirit damage to all enemies close by.
2 - Mop up (idea 1)
charge forward with a mop, dealing spirit damage to anyone you collide with. Any ground effects you pass over (viscous goo, infernus fire, paige fire, etc). are temporarily nullified for the duration. This counts as a movement ability, so Slowing hex would nullify this too.
OR
Same as a above, but instead of cleaning ground effects; create a wet ground effect in your path that gives every enemy hero on it slippery movement, and are incapable of jumping until they leave it.
2 - Water Pail (idea 2)
Throw a pail of soapy water that explodes in a radius. Enemies caught in that radius take spirit damage, while allies (including the user) caught in the radius are healed. The radius, along with Healing, is affected by damage fall off. (since I imagine the further it travels the more water spills out of it).
OR
Could remove the healing, and replace it with the slippery ground mechanic listed above. With the radius of the puddle also being affected by damage fall off.
3 - Vacuum (idea 1)
Pull out a vacuum and suck an enemy hero in. If the enemy is soaked, the debuff is removed, and they take bonus spirit damage. (Can be alt-cased to push a group of close enemies away, like pyro's airblast. conditional effect is still applied)
3 - Clean up (idea 2)
Cleanse all non-ultimate debuffs affecting yourself and all allies close to you. And gain barrier for each debuff cleansed.
For the duration afterwards, your weapon is infused with spirit damage. And you apply Soak with your gun (if you have sweep unlocked).
4 - Washing machine (idea 1)
Place down a washing machine that hastens non-ultimate ability and item cooldowns for all allies in its radius.
(don't ask how it does this. It's a magic washing machine, okay?)
4 - Big Vacuum (idea 2) (placeholder name)
Pull out a vacuum that pushes enemies away and deals spirit damage for the duration. Soaked enemies are dealt a burst of bonus spirit damage.
I don't have the ability tiers thought out at all, but the abilities themselves are pretty straightforward. The abilities may not be as creative or iconic as rem or doorman, but I think that kind of simplicity is nice.
Also, for the Janitor's Closet. I'm kind of at a loss as to how it would be accessed. Maybe she just kind of, puts her arm through a magical tear through space? Or she just has a bag that contains it? Or maybe it's in her apron? I'm not sure. I see it as up to your interpretation.
Thank you if you've read this far. I think a maid character like this would be really cool to see in the game. And I'm sorry if there was already a maid character posted on this forum before, and it looks like I stole your idea. (I swear I didn't) This was just an idea I came up with while I was talking to friends about deadlock.
And if you have an idea that would improve this concept, please tell me. I'd love to hear about it.
The lore and backstory is completely subject to change if this ever does get considered. But I'd like to see it considered regardless.
Her name is Abigail (based on an old English play), a maid who has been alive since around 1870. And ever since the first maelstrom, she has been cursed to clean the halls of an English sorcerer's mansion in New York due to an unpaid, supernatural debt that would need an eternity of servitude to pay back. (What this debt is should remain a mystery. I think it adds a lot of intrigue).
She is cursed with eternal life, and access to the Janitor's Closet. A dimension that stores unlimited cleaning supplies. Detergent, vacuums, mops, etc. All so she could clean and serve for the rest of time.
Obviously, she's sick of it. She'd want nothing more than to end this misery. And she's even willing to die for this curse to end.
But she has found a new opportunity; the Ritual. So close to freedom from this perpetual labor limbo, she sneaks out of the mansion at night and makes her way to awaken the Patron and wish for her freedom.
On the surface, she's stern and inexorable. And her resting expression is in a permanent disgusted scoff.
Almost a century of non-stop cleaning has made her repulsed by anything that isn't sparkly clean. So the streets of New York are just the perfect place for her to be, right? Though, with freedom so close to her, she's beginning to loosen up about gross things, maybe even enjoying them a little. Maybe bloodshed was the biggest respite she could've asked for?
(image is pretty large, sorry) Here's a quick concept drawing I did of her yesterday.
Weapon - Beaumont Clean Pro
One of many spray bottles from the dish soap and detergent brand Beaumont. It's a spray bottle that uses a magical solution to scrape grime off of plates. Though, it's been known to cause some issues when repeatedly colliding with skin.
Reload animation would have her throwing the empty bottle away, and pulling out a new one from the Janitor's Closet.
Abilities
1 - Sweep
Passive: Soak - Her main debuff that all of her offensive abilities apply (as long as this is unlocked). When an enemy is soaked, they have slowed movement and have lowered spirit resist. Soak doesn't stack, but the debuff's efficacy is affected by spirit scaling.
Active: swipe forward with a mop, dealing spirit damage to all enemies close by.
2 - Mop up (idea 1)
charge forward with a mop, dealing spirit damage to anyone you collide with. Any ground effects you pass over (viscous goo, infernus fire, paige fire, etc). are temporarily nullified for the duration. This counts as a movement ability, so Slowing hex would nullify this too.
OR
Same as a above, but instead of cleaning ground effects; create a wet ground effect in your path that gives every enemy hero on it slippery movement, and are incapable of jumping until they leave it.
2 - Water Pail (idea 2)
Throw a pail of soapy water that explodes in a radius. Enemies caught in that radius take spirit damage, while allies (including the user) caught in the radius are healed. The radius, along with Healing, is affected by damage fall off. (since I imagine the further it travels the more water spills out of it).
OR
Could remove the healing, and replace it with the slippery ground mechanic listed above. With the radius of the puddle also being affected by damage fall off.
3 - Vacuum (idea 1)
Pull out a vacuum and suck an enemy hero in. If the enemy is soaked, the debuff is removed, and they take bonus spirit damage. (Can be alt-cased to push a group of close enemies away, like pyro's airblast. conditional effect is still applied)
3 - Clean up (idea 2)
Cleanse all non-ultimate debuffs affecting yourself and all allies close to you. And gain barrier for each debuff cleansed.
For the duration afterwards, your weapon is infused with spirit damage. And you apply Soak with your gun (if you have sweep unlocked).
4 - Washing machine (idea 1)
Place down a washing machine that hastens non-ultimate ability and item cooldowns for all allies in its radius.
(don't ask how it does this. It's a magic washing machine, okay?)
4 - Big Vacuum (idea 2) (placeholder name)
Pull out a vacuum that pushes enemies away and deals spirit damage for the duration. Soaked enemies are dealt a burst of bonus spirit damage.
I don't have the ability tiers thought out at all, but the abilities themselves are pretty straightforward. The abilities may not be as creative or iconic as rem or doorman, but I think that kind of simplicity is nice.
Also, for the Janitor's Closet. I'm kind of at a loss as to how it would be accessed. Maybe she just kind of, puts her arm through a magical tear through space? Or she just has a bag that contains it? Or maybe it's in her apron? I'm not sure. I see it as up to your interpretation.
Thank you if you've read this far. I think a maid character like this would be really cool to see in the game. And I'm sorry if there was already a maid character posted on this forum before, and it looks like I stole your idea. (I swear I didn't) This was just an idea I came up with while I was talking to friends about deadlock.
And if you have an idea that would improve this concept, please tell me. I'd love to hear about it.
